Budget Impasse Means Police Training Canceled

(Chicago, IL) — One consequence of the continuing state budget crisis is that local police departments have had to cut back or eliminate in-service training sessions for officers. The canceled classes cover topics ranging from sensitivity to the mentally ill to the proper use of force. In 2014, state funding training was given to 57-thousand officers around the state. The organization that conducts the training maintains the state has the money, but the authorization to spend it is lacking without a budget.